Mother’s ruin. #Wineoclock. Drinking and parenthood – specifically, motherhood, have a long and not always very proud history. The ‘glass of wine once the kids are in bed’ trope isn’t just a stereotype – it’s a fairly accurate description of evenings when you’ve got children. The excellent
Mental Health In The Drinks Industry Given our work in Social Media and Content, those national, international and world ‘awareness’ days are something we tend to have a love/hate relationship with. We tend to consider them with caution on behalf of the brands we work with – particularly
This week I spoke with Kevin Benishek. Kevin is now the Creative Director at MuteHouse, previously the creative mind behind the ever expanding Magpie Brewing Co brand of South Korea. Magpie is arguable the most popular craft beer spot in Seoul. Founded by four friends in 2011
Recently this piece featured in Drinks International, you can read it below (obviously!) or here on the Drinks International site itself Low and no: How brands can adapt The changes the “low and no” market bring to the table are numerous as well as vast. The impact this
STUDENT ALCOHOL ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOURS & RELATIONSHIP Students are drinking less. We know this. But how is this affecting the life of the typical student? The Alcohol Issue is a result of seven focus groups, a nationwide survey and interviews with prominent figures from across the alcohol industry to
Just look at the bottle though. And that label. It’s got the batch number on it. It’s got the stretchy, all-caps sans serif, orientation-at-right-angles thing going on with the type. So craft. So premium. I’ll take a moment out from being facetious and jumping straight on the damned-if-they-do
Jack has been a designer at Sixpoint Brewery for 7 years now. His iconic style and weird and wonderful cans are a result of both his brain and the culminate brain of the brewery. In this interview he talks through his approach, where his inspiration comes from as
For those of you that know YesMore Agency, you’ll know that we’re an alcohol marketing agency. What many people don’t (yet) know is that one of the key reasons we specialised in alcohol marketing was to use our expertise and experience to, ultimately, drive a cultural shift in
This Carlsberg article was written by Tony Malcolm, Creative Director and Non-Exec at YesMore Agency. Follow Tony Malcolm on Linkedin here. The word ‘probably’ has served Carlsberg well over the last few decades. It has allowed them to allude that their product actually is the best lager
Original article written by Emma Eversham, published in The Morning Advertiser on 15th of February 2019. Please follow the link in the right hand panel under industry news titled, “How Has Pub Marketing Changed?” for the original. There are so many rules around advertising now, be them from
It’s crystal-ball-gazing time. What do you mean you’ve only read 28 Biggest trends to look out for in 2019 pieces throughout the month?! All touting blockchain, something influencery and some nonsense about artisan pisco? That’s nowhere your quota for January. So just in the nick of time before
It’s January! I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that, you’re well aware what month we’re in. I’m sure you’re also well aware of this particular months growing trend… Starting the year “dry” is increasing in popularity each time it comes round. Not to mention the growth
BOOZE VIEWS: WHY DRY JANUARY CAN BE A GREAT TIME FOR ALCOHOL MARKETERS You’ve got Christmas sewn up – but what about the New Year? While the world at large is going about convincing itself that January is a time of new beginnings, new approaches and new mindsets
Ho-Ho-Hollo (does that work?) one and all to the December issue of Your Favourite Label. Hop Culture are an online publication who do a terrific job celebrating all things wonderful in beer. They create some of the best articles and merchandise in the biz as well as putting
“Remote working” – one of the buzz phrases of our decade. Some see it as the lazy millennial’s way to avoid “real” work, others see it as an innovative way to be more productive, efficient and deliver better quality work as a whole. Either way, as I write
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In the second episode in the series I sat down with Senior Designer at 21st Amendment Brewery, Benjamin Kinzer. We talked all things beer and design (as usual) as well as the chaos which comes with all of it! Enjoy… WHAT WAS THE LAST BEER YOU DRUNK? East Brother
This article was originally written and published in the November 2018 issue of River Tribe magazine. Read it in their online edition here. I have worked in the advertising industry for many years now going back to the early eighties. I have worked for drink companies to help them
